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What is radial keratotomy (RK) surgery?

April 26, 2017keratotomy radial rk surgery

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What is radial keratotomy (RK) surgery?

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Radial keratotomy surgery, or RK, is a procedure also used to correct myopia (nearsightedness). The procedure involves making microscopic, radial incisions (keratotomies) in the cornea to alter the curvature of the cornea, thus, correcting light refraction. Hundreds of thousands of people who qualified for this type of surgery have undergone the procedure successfully since its introduction to the US in 1978.